Karachaus Lagoon

Karachaus Lagoon (Ukrainian: Карачаус, Romanian: Caraceauş) is a salty lagoon in the Tuzly Lagoons group in Tatarbunary Raion of Odessa Oblast, Ukraine. It was a part of the Alibey Lagoon in past, locating in its south-west part, near the Village of Roylianka. Now it is separated from the Alibey Lagoon by the sandbar. The total area of the lagoon - 7.6 km².

Karachaus Lagoon
The Karachaus Lagoon on the schematic map of the Tuzly Lagoons (#9)
Karachaus Lagoon
LocationBlack Sea
Coordinates45°46′20.7″N 29°56′00.6″E
River sourcesHlyboka River
Ocean/sea sourcesAtlantic Ocean
Basin countriesUkraine
Surface area7.6 km2 (2.9 sq mi)

The water body is included to the Tuzly Lagoons National Nature Park.

Sources

  • Starushenko L.I., Bushuyev S.G. (2001) Prichernomorskiye limany Odeschiny i ih rybohoziaystvennoye znacheniye. Astroprint, Odessa, 151 pp. (in Russian)


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